Playing The Rhythm - Technics SX-PR54/M Operating Instructions Manual

Part II

Playing the rhythm

Intro, fill-in and ending patterns fitting each different rhythm pattern are permanently recorded in your PR,
thus allowing a versatile rhythm performance.
INTRO
Begin the rhythm performance with an intro pat-
tern.
1.
Press the INTRO & ENDING 1 or INTRO &
ENDING 2 button to turn it on.
1
INTRO & ENDING
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start the
rhythm.
1 2 3
START / STOP
• An intro pattern is played, after which the normal rhythm
pattern begins.
COUNT INTRO
You can begin the rhythm performance with a
spoken one-measure count.
1.
Press the COUNT INTRO (FILL IN 2) button
to turn it on.
FILL IN
COUNT
INTRO
2.
Press the START/STOP button to start the
rhythm.
• A spoken one-measure count is played, after which the
normal rhythm pattern begins.
2
4 BEAT
2
AUTO PLAY CHORD APC/SEQUENCER FADE RHYTHM GROUP TEMPO / PROGRAM
VOLUME
SPLIT ONE TOUCH SOUND FUNK & BALLROOM
MAIN POINT MODE OFF/ON PLAY IN OUT ARRANGER METRONOME POP ROCK SOUL DISCO POP BALLAD BALLAD & SHOW
VOLUME
MAX MAX
SET
CHORD FINDER
PROGRESSIVE WALTZ JAZZ & LATIN &
PIANIST PIANO STYLIST 8 BEAT 16 BEAT USA & TRAD SWING WORLD MEMORY
CONTRAST
MIN OFF
LOAD
1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 4 BEAT
DEMO MUSIC STYLE ARRANGER VARIATION FILL IN INTRO & ENDING SYNCHRO & BREAK START / STOP TAP TEMPO - TRANSPOSE + HELP OTHER PARTS/TR
MUTE
SEQUENCER COUNT
RESET INTRO
Mode setting
You can select the mode for the count sound.
1.
Press the MODE button in the AUTO PLAY
CHORD section to turn it on.
CHORD FINDER
• The display looks similar to the following.
2.
Use the COUNT INTRO button to select a
mode.
VOICE: A spoken count (initialized setting).
CLICK: A clicking sound for the count.
FILL IN
You can insert a fill-in pattern any time during the
rhythm performance. Choose from two different
fill-in patterns.
1.
Select a rhythm and press the START/STOP
button.
2.
Press the FILL IN 1 or FILL IN 2 button.
SEQUENCER
• A fill-in pattern is heard immediately for the remainder of
the measure.
• When a FILL IN button is pressed on the last beat of the
measure, the fill-in pattern continues to the end of the fol-
lowing measure.
Playing the rhythm
SOUND GROUP SEQUENCER
GUITAR & SAX & ORGAN & SOUND EASY PROGRAM DISK
STRINGS VOCAL HARPSI BRASS WOODWIND ACCORDION SYNTH EXPLORER PLAY REC FAVORITES MENUS DISK IN USE
CHORD STEP REC LOAD
CONDUCTOR
MALLET & PIANO ORCH DIGITAL DIGITAL MULTI
BASS ORCH PERC WORLD MIXTURES MIXTURES DRAWBARS DRUM KITS MEMORY LEFT RIGHT 2 RIGHT 1 EFFECT EFFECT CHORUS REVERB
P.MEM 5-8
C
A B
DISPLAY HOLD EXIT GRAND UPRIGHT ELECTRIC MODERN SIMPLE PIANO TECHNI-CHORD BANK SET 1 / 5 2 / 6 3 / 7 4 / 8
PAGE
PIANO PANEL MEMORY
AUTO PLAY CHORD
MODE OFF/ON
1 2
FILL IN
COUNT
RESET INTRO
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